shock therapy

Example Sentences

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I could go into a mental institution and get some serious shock therapy, or I could write it down.’

From New York Times

The post-coup government imposed more of the same "shock therapy" that was imposed throughout Eastern Europe in the 1990s.

From Salon

“You need immediate reforms. You need shock therapy to restore confidence,” he said.

From Reuters

That strategy initially won him support because Belarusians did not suffer the confusions and deprivations of “shock therapy” economic restructuring.

From Seattle Times

With no support from congressional Republicans, Democrats had designed a package of economic shock therapy for a country still trying to revive from the coronavirus pandemic.

From Washington Post